What does your name really mean ?

http://theweekly.co.uk/4801/your_name_here/index.cgi


"That will never live" apparently in my case

(kind've explains a few things )*








*(hopefully harmless but interesting balderdash)

Pherekydes

"Cherry blossom falls; the wind sighs its brave respect; a mouse sings of woe."

That's me to a tee.

singingstranger

"Like a panther, a sleek, crouching panther. In fact, it is a panther. Jesus! No, wait, it's just some panther; I'm looking the wrong way."

When it's really just "white hawk" in Welsh. Go figure...

Cosine

"Christ, get that thing away from me"

:eek:

I knew it!

Pherekydes

Here's the real version:

http://www.behindthename.com/

My name means:

From the Roman family name Terentius which is of unknown meaning

arbeitsscheuer

Literal Meaning:
"The big tree next to the other equally sized tree."

Taken from the Latin for "gravel ornamentation of a (possibly "her") drive" in a fit of passion, the name Sebastian was originally used indulgently to refer to the dead, before falling down a flight of stone steps.

Motto: "A week is a long time on fire."
...

Which is nice.

EDIT: And for the proper one Slow Coach posted - "From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin. Sebaste was the name a town in Asia Minor, its name deriving from Greek σεβαστος (sebastos) "venerable" (a translation of Latin Augustus, the title of the Roman emperors)."

Terry

Literal meaning

"Contagiously miserable."


History

Illegal before being given amnesty exactly three hundred years ago next week, the name terry was originally used mostly to refer to a breed of goose, before it escaped to France with the help of sympathisers.

yep. i'm a miserable fuck alright.

Basq

Literal meaning

"Stuck in traffic."


History

Created by Act of God in a fit of terror, the name Brian was originally used inappropriately to refer to nuns and the violators of nuns, before being modified genetically by scientists.

Useful alright!

slipss

Literal meaning

"Satan."
History

Coined by Kenneth Coin, inventor of the coin, in a fit of terror, the name slipss was originally used mesmerisingly to refer to a breed of goose, before retiring to Budleigh Salterton.


Typical slipss motto

"The dog that wags its tail may have good reason; but the grass that is mown cannot articulate its despondency."

Terry

the real meaning:

English form of Thierri, the Norman French form of THEODORIC.
Means "ruler of the people" from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and ric "power". Theodoric the Great was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy.

kneel before Zod. or Tod, as they are my initials.

DEmeant0r

Literal meaning

"Some minor celebrity, briefly popular during my period of gestation."


History

Celebrated as the first word written with the first pencil invented in 1222 AD, the name David was originally used indulgently to refer to licensed manufacturers of swanee-whistles, the endlessly amusing noise-making device, before falling down a flight of stone steps.


Famous Davids

1. David O'Cangoose, RN, MA, MD, haunted by an image of the Formidable Coat;
2. David d'Ach, indifferent to various messiahs later purchased by major world religions;
3. David Dots, belittler of those funny pirate hats;
4. David Staplegun, co-habitee of twenty-one people associated with stout boots; ghost-writer of Reg Parfitt's phenomenally foul-mouthed autobiography, REMINISCING FROM MY DEATHBED;
5. David Chinly, RN, who discovered the world's sturdiest box;
6. David d'Itching-Frote, channeller under supernatural influences of the nightmare cupboard; first holder of the office of High Scowler;
7. Professor David Sponetote, exposed in the press as having swapped a child for the self-aware vacuum cleaner;
8. David Proms, fascinated to death by a slightly famous TV chef whom they saw looking at cardigans in Woolworth's one time; first holder of the office of London and Home Counties Chief Dawdler;
9. David Sprokes ("The Mighty"), once saved by mottled glass;
10. David Dufallily, champion of the right to use several of the more violent gypsy curses.


Typical David motto

"All for one and one for example."


LOL!

county

yes this is me in a nutshell

Literal meaning

"Contagiously miserable."


History

Found in limestone deposits in Chester in a rush, the name karl was originally used charmingly to refer to warriors who died during drill practice, before it began experimenting with drugs.

Nightwish

Ooh, I'm Queen of the Fairies!

also it means "That'll never live"...the same as the OP apparently.

Gazza22

"Like a panther, a sleek, crouching panther. In fact, it is a panther. Jesus! No, wait, it's just some panther; I'm looking the wrong way."

Hmmm.....interesting

Scraggs

Literal meaning ... "No, I'm just tired." and "Keep refrigerated, eat within three days."

Typical motto...."Ducks come from duck's eggs, as do drakes, though I suppose technically both are ducklings at that point."

BlitzKrieg

Literal meaning

"Born covered with fur."


History

Spelled out by the movement of snakes across desert sands as the baleful influence of Halley's Comet was felt sharply among those distracted from their dangerous work to stare at the sky, the name connla was originally used repeatedly to refer to Belgians over 5"11', before being transported to Australia for its part in the "Christ, we're starving to death! - how about a bit of food; just if you can spare it, obviously, we don't want to put you out" Rebellion.


Famous connlas

1. connla Cangoose ("The Thing"), reputedly trapped for twenty-five days under a fallen monument to the quick-burning funeral boat; ghost-writer of Margaret Rutherford's heavily censored autobiography, MEGASTAR!; first holder of the office of Royal Gadget-Smasher;
2. connla Nivea, populariser of the Bakelite Diet;
3. connla Thews, who owes everything to the self-aware cartoon strip;
4. connla Mapduster-Orbiting, channeller under supernatural influences of demanding money with menaces; last holder of the office of Queen's Own Loan Shark;
5. connla Oaf, disgusted by static electricity;
6. Brigadier-General connla Lilly Li, who could never shake an early association with an ice sculpture of Hugh Scully;
7. connla E Marl-Dindymene, haunted by an image of the constellation of Pleiades;
8. connla Ach, opponent of the methods of Judge Dredd; first holder of the nepotistically awarded office of Police-constable;
9. connla Dufallily, MA, who lost a fortune on the deckchair-cum-hat;
10. connla Happenstance, once saved by stout boots.


Typical connla motto

"It's better to have a gun and not need it, than to be Emlyn Hughes."


*real meaning*
Connla:
Possibly derived from Gaelic conn "chief" and flaith "lord". This was the name of several characters in Irish legend including a son of Cuchulainn who was accidentally killed by his father.

Ruu_Old

Literal meaning
"Least favoured offspring."

History
At first the medical term for a specific congenital deformity in a fit of passion, the name Ruairi was originally used repeatedly to refer to the dead, before being pulled from a fire that killed its variants and diminutives.

Typical Ruairi motto
"I prefer to rely on my looks."

Rabies

I prefer the results from the second link.



From first link:

Literal meaning

"Misplaced optimism."


History

Coined by Kenneth Coin, inventor of the coin, as the baleful influence of Halley's Comet was felt sharply among those distracted from their dangerous work to stare at the sky, the name Michael was originally used inappropriately to refer to the dead, before the Visigoths swept down from the hills.

Second link


Pronounced: MIE-kul [key]
From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This is the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.

Rhyme

"Maker of small, irritating things out of hardening Blu-Tak."

connundrum

"The Tiny Baby-Like One."

Indeed :rolleyes:

Kojak

Surname: Means "strong wolf" in Gaelic. This is the name of several characters in Irish legend including the hero Conall Cernach ("Conall of the victories"), a member of the Red Branch of Ulster, who avenged Cuchulainn's death by killing Lugaid.

Saruman

"Uncannily reminiscent of Michael Aspel."

Femelade

stubborn understain......

History:

Taken from the English for "eibhlis" under appalling conditions, the name eibhlis was originally used inappropriately to refer to those who worked in the hills building things out of hills, before being modified genetically by scientists.

Famous eibhlises

1. eibhlis B Grating, fascinated to death by those funny pirate hats;
2. eibhlis du Tidecatcher-Nivea, who's never forgotten the everlasting trouser; ghost-writer of Anita Ekberg's generally tolerated autobiography, THE MAGIC OF ME;
3. eibhlis Oily, aroused by the evaporating duck; first holder of the informally insolent office of Ruler of the World in Exile;
4. eibhlis Smmith, MD ("The Reasonably Broadly Educated"), proponent of the self-aware cartoon strip;
5. Judge eibhlis Lilly Li, haunted by an image of a popular music band made entirely of soap; ghost-writer of Mr Grimsdale's publicly burned autobiography, CHRIST, MY LIFE'S DEPRESSING;
6. eibhlis O'Thews, champion of Britain's standards; first holder of the bewilderingly ritualistic office of Royal Plumber's Mate;
7. eibhlis S'Ess, who could never shake an early association with the self-propelled gardener;
8. eibhlis Orbiting, of the generation which fondly remembers the world's most popular cosh;
9. eibhlis Sponetote, PhD, early user of the Formidable Coat;
10. eibhlis C Macaulay, director of the new Bond movie, FIRE AND MUD.


Typical eibhlis motto

"Death to the Skies."

Saruman

Saruman wrote:

"Uncannily reminiscent of Michael Aspel."

jeepers mary and joseph

blahblah06

LOL

"The doctors say we should try to raise it as a boy and see how things go."

Pythia

Literal meaning
"Misplaced optimism."

History
Spelled out by the movement of snakes across desert sands in 1976 AD, or possibly BC, the name Rachel was originally used loosely to refer to licensed manufacturers of swanee-whistles, the endlessly amusing noise-making device, before eating a big cream cake.

Typical Rachel motto
"A muddy wolf never made an oven in the spring."

Real meaning
Means "ewe" in Hebrew. She was the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin in the Old Testament.

Beruthiel

Literal meaning
"Maker of hummings at inappropriate moments."

History
Yawped by a minor noble choking on a jammed branch, and taken up by the Guild of Branch-Jamming Choke-Killers in 1976 AD, or possibly BC, the name anna was originally used exclusively to refer to those bred solely for organ harvesting, before being adopted as a word for "slopping out" by prisoners.

Famous annas
1. anna Nootlooter-Grating, who could never shake an early association with the quick-burning funeral boat;
2. Lady The Miss anna O'Dindymene, indifferent to between nine and fifteen scientific principles;
3. anna Z S'Ess, BA, disgusted by the self-aware cartoon strip;
4. anna ap Nightdodge-Chinly ("The Uncanny"), who owes everything to those funny pirate hats; last holder of the office of Royal Gadget-Smasher;
5. anna Oily, channeller under supernatural influences of the Bakelite Diet;
6. anna Sponetote, who's never forgotten demanding money with menaces;
7. "Terrible" anna Ach ("The Mighty"), champion of the everlasting trouser; first holder of the office of London and Home Counties Chief Dawdler;
8. anna Q Macaulay, PhD, fascinated to death by paroxysms of fright; ghost-writer of Joyce Grenfell's agonisingly graphic autobiography, TOOT-A-TWANG-TWANG;
9. anna Orbiting-Itching, who discovered Evap-o-Floor;
10. anna Tinkermouse, MD, MSc ("The Nervous"), co-habitee of seven people associated with the lost consonant of Atlatis.

Typical anna motto
"To bide one's time is to advance; to bide-a-wee is to retire."

the name anna was originally used exclusively to refer to those bred solely for organ harvesting, before being adopted as a word for "slopping out" by prisoners.

this is the real reason for me smoking and drinking myself to death, my organs are useless to them!! mmaahahaaahaaww

mandz

Literal Meaning
"Feral Variety"

Motto

"You can't make an omelette, you're useless!"



Real meaning is "lovable"

joejoem

"Destined-for-Retail."


Where is pacman?

NikNik

singingstranger wrote:

"Like a panther, a sleek, crouching panther. In fact, it is a panther. Jesus! No, wait, it's just some panther; I'm looking the wrong way."

Gazza22 wrote:

"Like a panther, a sleek, crouching panther. In fact, it is a panther. Jesus! No, wait, it's just some panther; I'm looking the wrong way." Hmmm.....interesting

Literal meaning "Like a panther, a sleek, crouching panther. In fact, it is a panther. Jesus! No, wait, it's just some panther; I'm looking the wrong way."

Hmmm....very interesting.

Motto:

"You can't win 'em all, or people will get suspicious."

Real meaning:

"People's victory."

dédé

"Stop kicking me to death, I left the money with friends"
Strange!